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Backyard Poultry Drives Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak, with Texas Among Hardest Hit
A multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry continues to affect Texas and surrounding states as of May 2026, with children accounting for a significant proportion of confirmed cases.
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Flint Happened There. Now It's Los Angeles: The Ongoing Lead and Toxic Chemical Crisis in LA's Drinking Water
When residents of Watts, one of Los Angeles's most historically marginalized neighborhoods, learned that samples of their drinking water contained elevated levels of lead, it triggered a unanimous 10-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council demanding an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the city's Housing Authority.
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Norovirus Surge Hits Los Angeles and Bay Area as Wastewater Data Signals May 2026 Spike
Los Angeles and Northern California are experiencing a significant late-spring surge in norovirus activity, according to wastewater surveillance and recent outbreak reporting from state and federal health systems.
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